How the Godspeed Yoyo Trick Became A Viral TikTok Trend

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  • @thebrandonvu
    @thebrandonvu  2 ปีที่แล้ว +68

    Want to start Yo-yoing? Get a yo-yo here; www.offsetyoyo.com/shop-online/ultimate-yoyo-starter-pack

    • @ma.sheremlumeran1320
      @ma.sheremlumeran1320 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      If I buy it will it be responsive or unresponsive cus the yo-yos I buy on the internet are responsive I really need a unresponsive one to do advanced tricks

    • @rupalitrips
      @rupalitrips ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Nice bro

  • @SyenPie
    @SyenPie 2 ปีที่แล้ว +845

    I didnt expect myself to be this engrossed in a yoyo video, you are a master of storytelling and presentation! 💯

    • @thebrandonvu
      @thebrandonvu  2 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      Thank you so much for the kind words.

    • @AndresAndr95
      @AndresAndr95 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Fr lol

    • @TheBibleGuy1991
      @TheBibleGuy1991 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Bro fr I just clicked on something because I was TH-cam drunk and damn I am amazed at how well you made yo yo sound makes me want to buy a yo-yo what’s the variant like

    • @thebrandonvu
      @thebrandonvu  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@TheBibleGuy1991 That's sick bro! lmk if you have any questions.

    • @rapinncapin123
      @rapinncapin123 ปีที่แล้ว

      🤣

  • @JustAnotherYoYoEr
    @JustAnotherYoYoEr 2 ปีที่แล้ว +167

    This feels like a full circle moment. I started watching you pretty much 10 years ago for your tutorials, you made some Mickey tutorials and back then you seemed like a massive fan of his. I find this video very well explained, I love how you keep getting better and better at TH-cam! You put a recent yoyo history topic and made it likeable for non-yoyoers and yoyoers alike.
    I must add as well that a lot of people seem to think Angelo became "good" at speed combos in 2020, but what they are missing here is that he has been this fast since at least 2015. I remember a story from Gentry back from when Angelo was in the "Shutter Crew" (2016?2017?) where he did a very similar fast combo at an already insane speed. He has worked his ass off since before 2012 (when he was awarded best US junior player) and people still seem to believe Angelo "got lucky". He might have been a bit lucky that tiktok algorithm picked up his content back in 2020 (when, by the way, he was doing content non-stop), but he has played his cards right and marketed everything in a way that is now recognizable from afar. Yes, godspeed isn't really a thing in yoyoing, but in this day and age when I think of speed combo Angelo pops up in my mind -even if he isn't the creator of this type of tricks, just an insanely fast player. Props to him for his hard work.

  • @themooseyoyos
    @themooseyoyos 2 ปีที่แล้ว +337

    This video has shown me we need more yoyo history vids!

    • @thebrandonvu
      @thebrandonvu  2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Haha cheers bro!!

    • @causeimbored6130
      @causeimbored6130 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@thebrandonvu Hey Brandon, when are you going to announce the winner of the dinged yoyo contest?

    • @Shoelaces77
      @Shoelaces77 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      This is a great idea. Brandon the Yoyo historian? BIG

    • @benjaminmccrink6415
      @benjaminmccrink6415 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      yes yes more history so cool!!

  • @reso7675
    @reso7675 2 ปีที่แล้ว +52

    What a blast fron the past. I can remember watching Hiroyuki Suzuki videos maybe early to mid 2000s when I was in elementary school and interested in yoyos and diablos. Didn't know the routine was called Godspeed, but when that opening clip started, I knew I've seen that movement somewhere.
    Thanks for the nostalgia trip.

  • @sterbn7627
    @sterbn7627 2 ปีที่แล้ว +71

    This is probably one of my most favorite videos you've ever made the amount of History in it is crazy.

  • @kielmun566
    @kielmun566 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I don't even play yoyo, and I'm here watching the whole video about something that I will never do. Kudos to you. This is very interesting.

  • @nizzyoyo
    @nizzyoyo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    Hiroyuki Suzuki is living legend, so many yoyo player inspired from him 🔥🔥🔥

  • @eliasoreinic5003
    @eliasoreinic5003 2 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    That "we're actually not" and "senpai notice me" had me dead 💀😂

  • @macdonaldchaboka6117
    @macdonaldchaboka6117 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I know nothing about yoyos,except that godspeed is killua's electric ability

    • @thebrandonvu
      @thebrandonvu  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Well if you watched this video, you now know more than 99% of the population.

    • @saintofthechurchofautism8433
      @saintofthechurchofautism8433 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Isn't Killua's brother gift him a yoyo?

    • @MarkelScott100
      @MarkelScott100 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@saintofthechurchofautism8433 yup with metal weights inside the yoyos

  • @jiggyman14
    @jiggyman14 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Someone already said it but man I really never thought a yoyo video could firmly hold my attention for more than 60 seconds let alone a couple of minutes. Well executed video.

  • @AidanandAssociates
    @AidanandAssociates 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Mans a vlogger, tik toker, yo-yo designer, business owner, legend and now a historian 😂😂 great vid dude

  • @agholstrom5845
    @agholstrom5845 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    This is definitely in the top 5 of your body of work, one of the most interesting pieces of yoyo content I've ever seen. Incredible video, great job

    • @thebrandonvu
      @thebrandonvu  2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thanks bro! Worked really hard on this glad you enjoyed it.

  • @Oridemos
    @Oridemos 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I loved growing up and watching micky. His style was so crazy back then. shout out the PHENOM!!!

  • @Quickstart_yoyo44
    @Quickstart_yoyo44 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Just finished watching and I really never thought about how fast he went and why, insightful to say the least

  • @cannibal7961
    @cannibal7961 2 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    Great vid Brandon, very informative. Also one thing I noticed which may or may not be true but Angelo's rail combo uses relatively simpler rail elements as compared to people like Jason Liu or Shion, which helps him go faster. Also his combo incorporates a lot of hits which make the combo look faster than it is.

    • @thebrandonvu
      @thebrandonvu  2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      That’s another good point! Great insight.

  • @TheCarnivalArtist
    @TheCarnivalArtist 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Brandon: Each string hit counted as a point.
    Me: Eli Hops.

  • @DocPop
    @DocPop 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Great video. I had no idea about the significance that the mach 5 mount had on contests and speed combo. Thanks for sharing this!

  • @Gr4vee
    @Gr4vee 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Brandon was like our school teacher at this point😂

  • @tonysteeleebw01
    @tonysteeleebw01 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Didn't know people still played with yo-yos. this was a thing back in the 70's.

  • @blurryface5744
    @blurryface5744 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I've never tried yoyo before I thought to myself "I'll watch the intro for a bit" and the next thing I knew the vid was over! I was so into it. That was so entertaining you're a great storyteller and editor

  • @sh_claire9284
    @sh_claire9284 ปีที่แล้ว

    Mickey is the most revolutionary yoyo competitor of the past two decades and I’ll die on that hill.

  • @cannotdecideusername
    @cannotdecideusername 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    We need new Yoyo anime to entice the young generation into the hype again.

  • @StwongDave
    @StwongDave ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I used to compete back in 1999 with some miscellaneous titles and sponsors (Yomega, Team Losi, 11th 1A Nationals, unofficial "Fastest 2H Looper" at Golden Apple), and also actually taught Jason Lee at my local shop, and this stuff would have looked like witchcraft to us back then. It's wild how far yoyoing has come.

    • @thebrandonvu
      @thebrandonvu  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Jesus Christ, you taught Jason Lee tricks? He’s a legend.

    • @StwongDave
      @StwongDave ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@thebrandonvu yup, we were both literally kids back then (I was 13, he was a year or two younger), and part of my sponsorship was instructing. I had no idea I was teaching one of the GOATs at the time. Sadly the shop went out of business and I gradually stopped yoyoing in highschool, but he kept at it apparently 😂

  • @ryanhawthorne7979
    @ryanhawthorne7979 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I subscribed just because of the way you told that story. I'm a 43 year old Former Marine from Cent Fl that doesn't even know why this popped up on his feed, but is damn glad it did. Great vid.

    • @thebrandonvu
      @thebrandonvu  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you very much Ryan! Really appreciate the kind words.

  • @bevinpereira4169
    @bevinpereira4169 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very well explained. For a person who has a very low attention span, I'd forgotten I was watching this video until it got over . Keep it up.

    • @thebrandonvu
      @thebrandonvu  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks so much ❤️❤️

  • @benjamincorrington8768
    @benjamincorrington8768 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Love the video essay format, great vid!

  • @blazedenenra
    @blazedenenra 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Rail combos are lit. Love y'all 💓

  • @KKPanda
    @KKPanda 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This was super cool! Learning a bit of the history of yo-yo competitions is super cool!

  • @madfish369
    @madfish369 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The sheer dedication these guys have is amazing

  • @jeffreypang911
    @jeffreypang911 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    This is 100% accurate lol. like to the bone

  • @Silverjax77
    @Silverjax77 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This was so interesting to watch! I love yo-yo even though I don’t possess any talent for it…..
    Also I heard Godspeed and yo-yo and all I could think of was Killua Zoldyck XD

  • @fnanmohammed4933
    @fnanmohammed4933 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Bro that history content is vintage !!

  • @aspect467
    @aspect467 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Micky is the og of the godspeed, there's even a video of him doing his signsture double or nothing speed combo to advertise the yoyo called "speeder" at the time he was trying to profit out of it.

  • @newr3m
    @newr3m ปีที่แล้ว

    This video is like an article! Awesome video, man!

  • @RufusTheRed
    @RufusTheRed 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    great video , accurate af , thanks for explaining our world to the masses.

    • @thebrandonvu
      @thebrandonvu  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks bro!!

    • @RufusTheRed
      @RufusTheRed 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@thebrandonvu thank you brandon , our culture needs to be shared , damn shame it isnt recognized in north America

    • @frankmart3339
      @frankmart3339 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@RufusTheRed 🤣 why? Lots of "cultures" arent.

  • @AlmightStick
    @AlmightStick ปีที่แล้ว

    I dont know how I got here, but frankly I dont care. This was a neat little video to end the year on. Thanks!

  • @bunnyman6442
    @bunnyman6442 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Japs breaking the boundary for the next gen

  • @walroz87
    @walroz87 ปีที่แล้ว

    Been looking for this explanation since I was 12 - thank you !

  • @michelledorissoutter4528
    @michelledorissoutter4528 ปีที่แล้ว

    you said 2014 that is when i was born .Gentry started avyoyo contest when i was born 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉❤❤ that heart is for you brandon 😊

  • @ihorlevenets
    @ihorlevenets 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great yoyo history vid! Diversifies your content a lot, lit!

    • @thebrandonvu
      @thebrandonvu  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Cheers bro wanted to try something a little new

  • @maakudesuyo
    @maakudesuyo ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Really really excellent video editing! Makes me want to get back into competitive yoyoing! Thanks Brandon!

  • @VidiverseExplorer
    @VidiverseExplorer 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Hiruki is absolute legend.

  • @CM-vy2ce
    @CM-vy2ce ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm lit AF and this is cool AF, didn't even know it got this serious. Some cool moves from those guys.

  • @arturribeiro1526
    @arturribeiro1526 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Esse esporte tem muito a crescer e realmente evoluiu muito

  • @sussyeel
    @sussyeel 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    loving the daily uploads

  • @EricKoloski
    @EricKoloski 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    great video Brandon! Well explained!

  • @envyyFN
    @envyyFN 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Even though he has 371k subs, hes still so underrated.

  • @nikurasu3953
    @nikurasu3953 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I don't play yoyo but god, that speed amaze me!

  • @kuro4493
    @kuro4493 ปีที่แล้ว

    I never really cared about yo-yo but the way you tell this story is super engaging ! Thanks for the great video ! 🔥🔥

  • @ГеоргийОлейник-ы3ь
    @ГеоргийОлейник-ы3ь ปีที่แล้ว

    Yo-yo was popular in Russia more than 10 years ago, somewhere in 2013 the popularity ended. I decided to remember my childhood and bought myself a yo-yo and now the trends show it

  • @wiredguy23
    @wiredguy23 ปีที่แล้ว

    I worked with and am still friends with Noel Kunz. Seeing him do these things in person are mesmerizing.

  • @kingsolomon_fitness
    @kingsolomon_fitness ปีที่แล้ว

    I don't even like yoyos and I am not interested in them but somehow this gentleman got me to watch the entire video without losing interest and leaving for something else.

  • @Dragon-xd9em
    @Dragon-xd9em 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Because of you, i might start my journey in yoyoing, looks fun

    • @thebrandonvu
      @thebrandonvu  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Sounds good man! You can checkout www.offsetyoyo.com for some sick yoyos. Let me know if you have any questions.

    • @Dragon-xd9em
      @Dragon-xd9em 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@thebrandonvu thanks for reply, i have one question do they ship to india?

  • @EGE4owo
    @EGE4owo 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I truly need more yoyo "documentals"

  • @sigma-i6i4d
    @sigma-i6i4d 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    How is this man so good at yo-yoing

  • @tianxiu
    @tianxiu ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you for the yoyo history lesson!

  • @James_1014W
    @James_1014W 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    great content bro!

  • @c.j.wilkerson9112
    @c.j.wilkerson9112 ปีที่แล้ว

    In case I missed he mentioned it, the dude he showed in the beginning around 1:09 is Johnnie DelVallie.

  • @phassakorn9136
    @phassakorn9136 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    and kid's that's the history of Godspeed combo! awesome!!! and cute!

  • @nickbalog9811
    @nickbalog9811 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    angle 2 up is the best yoyoer in the world

  • @izzuddinmnasir4884
    @izzuddinmnasir4884 ปีที่แล้ว

    Ive once playing yoyo since Super Yoyo anime introduced. I got banged at my head many times

  • @Adavisrn
    @Adavisrn 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    dude your vids are so cool

  • @DDBEIndia
    @DDBEIndia ปีที่แล้ว

    I can't yo yo more than 10 times and m still watching this video 😅

  • @yo-zo2919
    @yo-zo2919 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    whats the name of the mount to get into these speedcombos?thx🤙

  • @angelofdarkness1435
    @angelofdarkness1435 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    ngl you indeed have the skills fam talking to us while doing some tricks with the yoyo without even looking like damn...

  • @cy4n_knight_q8
    @cy4n_knight_q8 ปีที่แล้ว

    This video hits like early 2000s nostalgia

  • @BenFilley
    @BenFilley 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I haven’t touched a yo-yo in 25 years. This stuff didn’t exist back then. Hell the internet barely existed back then lol. Impressive.

  • @_Clayton.Bigsby_
    @_Clayton.Bigsby_ ปีที่แล้ว

    Being in my mid thirties, I never thought I'd be recommended a video like this. I remember being a kid and impressing people by making the Eiffel Tower with the string, now I see that was pretty basic lol. I had no idea about this kind of stuff until 10 minutes ago

  • @gilgamesh7540
    @gilgamesh7540 ปีที่แล้ว

    It's far more better than those clown who dances, fake react and fake everything content

  • @julsky14
    @julsky14 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is far more exciting than Lato-Lato lol

  • @coro_ctrl
    @coro_ctrl ปีที่แล้ว +1

    GREAT VIDEO. little sidenote though, please make the background music a bit quieter it makes it harder to focus on your voice. Other than that thank you for the documentary!

  • @navidendl7769
    @navidendl7769 ปีที่แล้ว

    This video was on my "suggested section" and check if its good to watch. Yeah, i finished the whole vid and be amazed of the history of yoyo.

  • @LongX49
    @LongX49 ปีที่แล้ว

    amazing that you do the explanation while playing

  • @tastybroccoli671
    @tastybroccoli671 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The source of every craziness in this world is always japan. Japanese just built different. They are true gods.

  • @astanix
    @astanix 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    This was a great video! Thank you!!

  • @vickiechiang6445
    @vickiechiang6445 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is now a history channel

  • @waltercummings9911
    @waltercummings9911 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Oh man thanks for reminding me of one of the Kings of yoyo Hiroyuki Suzuki I also remember all of these contest like it was yesterday I live in Hawaii and met Evan when he was the yoyo baby lol so I guess you could say I have been playing for over 10 years lol I wish I could compete I just don't have enough funds to get to a contest

  • @FORRESTtheunoriginal
    @FORRESTtheunoriginal 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Oh that was a real neat vidya getting recommended outta thin air.

  • @duckblock
    @duckblock ปีที่แล้ว

    Having played yo-yos (thru influence of a certain anime and TV show) during the majority of my teen years, I'm just glad to be able to pull off the basic tricks😂 I could never hope to perform the tricks these masters show.

    • @drifter4training
      @drifter4training ปีที่แล้ว

      From the same guy who did manga and later anime adaptation on bread... There was only the dub version.. couldn't find the original version

  • @ghost_yt4430
    @ghost_yt4430 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hey brandon quick vid suggestion maybe bring back the learn tricks like a pro series back!iam 4 months into yoyoing and got i lil speed combo but its a very short one ahhahahaah anyways nice content!very story like love it brandon thank you for vlogging for us!!!!(please do more story vids hahahaha i really liked the vids that you tell us on how you won anyc or how you got dq'ed from a yoyo contest but even if u don't do more of those i'll still love your content!)

  • @Nate_the_Nobody
    @Nate_the_Nobody ปีที่แล้ว

    6:27
    So
    He's like
    A yoyo speed runner

  • @randomviewer8857
    @randomviewer8857 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Niceee watched after 12 minutes of upload. But thanks for posting every day, Brandon! keep it up! :)

  • @ASHEN_ONE_GAMES
    @ASHEN_ONE_GAMES ปีที่แล้ว

    What an awesome video you are a master of your craft 💯👊🏻

  • @NickGunzburg
    @NickGunzburg 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Really great background on this style.

  • @Rose_Butterfly98
    @Rose_Butterfly98 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I don't have TikTok but I've definitely seen some of my friends do this trick back in school. Not as fast though.
    Wanted to join them but 10 years ago, I didn't exactly have any money to buy a yoyo with.

  • @Mahidog3000
    @Mahidog3000 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Bro you just made my week 😅

    • @thebrandonvu
      @thebrandonvu  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I'm glad you enjoyed it!!

  • @CobiNation
    @CobiNation 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video sat there and watched all

  • @quillfy_evans
    @quillfy_evans 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Really good work Brandon 🎉

  • @ananmayathecuber
    @ananmayathecuber ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Brandon to his kids when angelo visited him:

  • @technicallybrian3676
    @technicallybrian3676 ปีที่แล้ว

    I can't be the only one that's scrolling the comment's section checking if senpai noticed you.
    Good stuff! Maybe do a history lesson on the DNA. Can't remember how it goes but it probably has bits of Pali, Kohta, Ethan wong and Han sanpraset in it. :D

  • @ohmyv3gatron
    @ohmyv3gatron 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    😂 😂😂 he said over a decade. Someone grab these babies…. It was OLD when we brought yo yos back, back in 7th grade in the 90s

  • @fajarsiddiq
    @fajarsiddiq 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love this content! 🔥 Nice one Brandon! Is like i'm in a yo-yo class

  • @Rugby496
    @Rugby496 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Your videos are the best

  • @KPpivot
    @KPpivot 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Good stuff not really all that interested in yo-yo myself but this was an amazing video, earned the like.

  • @scribbles1424
    @scribbles1424 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    It's crazy how the yo-yo has been around since the 50s with techniques and tricks being a thing and still today people are finding new ways to mess with it.

  • @Ikarugashi
    @Ikarugashi ปีที่แล้ว

    As someone who had no interest in yoyo in my 17 years of life is suddenly very interested in yoyo

  • @raytufirdausmarpaung1075
    @raytufirdausmarpaung1075 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    "This kid"
    Lol

  • @AzoXDesignTV
    @AzoXDesignTV ปีที่แล้ว

    Funny enough, ive never seen this man in my entire life

  • @causeimbored6130
    @causeimbored6130 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hey Brandon, when are you going to announce the winner of the dinged yoyo contest?